Beyond sustainability
Planning for nature positive opportunities.
What is a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) and does your project require one?
Dr Justin Shiner, Heritage Manager and Rochelle Benstead, Senior Associate Heritage, explain Victoria’s CHMP regulations and how they apply to projects…
Meet the team: Rochelle Bensted, Senior Associate – Heritage VIC
Rochelle, the new Senior Associate in our Victorian heritage team at Niche. With a strong background in Indigenous cultural heritage management and a genuine passion for preserving our rich heritage, Rochelle brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our team and clients.
Stepping up our cultural heritage management – what needs to be done?
Australian cultural heritage expert Dr Justin Shiner discusses the importance of intangible values in cultural heritage management.
Cultural heritage expert Dr Justin Shiner joins Niche
Justin is a fully qualified ‘heritage advisor’ meeting all the requirements of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006.
Five things you need to know about the 2020 Independent Review of the EPBC Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Commentary and compilation by Lawrence Smith, NSW Regional Manager, Niche. For context, let’s first look at some background information: The EPBC Act is Australia’s primary national environmental law; it’s more than 1000 pages of complex legislation and, since first introduced in 1999, it has had over 400 pages of regulations added. This 2019-2020 is the…
Thanks and best wishes from all at Niche
Sincere thanks to our clients, business partners and supporters for a wonderful tenth working year in 2019! We’ll be taking a short break from Tuesday 24 to Friday 27 December and will be back to work on Monday 30 December. We wish you a safe and enjoyable Christmas break and look forward to working with you in…
Niche goes carbon neutral!
“I am very happy to announce that we’ve made the decision to become a carbon neutral organisation in line with Climate Active, the Australian federal government’s standard for carbon neutrality,” said Niche director Dr Rhidian Harrington. “We are doing this to minimise the impacts of our operations on the environment and also to be prepared for a future…
Federal government to review EPBC Act
On 29 October 2019, the Australian government commenced a ten-yearly review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) – the centrepiece of our national environmental legislation. Federal Environment Minister, Sussan Ley, when announcing the review emphasised the government’s goal was to deliver greater certainty to business groups, farmers and environment organisations.…
Niche shows support for archaeology in Australia
Niche Environment and Heritage is proud to be a sponsor of this year’s Australian Archaeological Association conference. The theme of this year’s conference is Disrupting Paradise: The Archaeology of the Driest Inhabited Continent on Earth and the program will include the latest research results, key heritage issues and new advancements in the application of scientific…
See us at the National Roads and Traffic Expo
The National Roads & Traffic Expo is Australia’s trade show for the entire road transport ecosystem, and we’re proud to be showing our support for our many clients in this sector by exhibiting at this year’s event. Niche delivers a wide range of specialist environmental and cultural heritage services to transport infrastructure projects across eastern…
Meet archaeologist Isabel Tickle
Isabel is an archaeologist and heritage consultant based in Mildura, Victoria. As part of Niche’s growing team of 40+ consultants, Isabel has been involved in a wide variety of historical and Aboriginal heritage management projects across New South Wales and Victoria. Tell us a bit about your job “As heritage consultants we are hired by…